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Psalms 123
A SONG OF DEGREES
Psalm 123
A SONG OF DEGREES
[Psalms 123:1] UNTO THEE LIFT I UP MINE EYES, O THOU THAT DWELLEST IN THE HEAVENS.
I CALL UNTO God.
[Psalms 123:2] BEHOLD, AS THE EYES OF SERVANTS LOOK UNTO THE HAND OF THEIR MASTERS, AND AS THE EYES OF A MAIDEN UNTO THE HAND OF HER MISTRESS; SO OUR EYES WAIT UPON THE LORD OUR GOD, UNTIL THAT HE HAVE MERCY UPON US.
When we need something we ask God for it. We plead to God to help us.
The Malbim explains this Psalm to be reflecting the emotions of someone who calls on the ALMIGHTY to help him. Help can come directly from God in ways as reflected in the previous verse. Sometimes good things do happen to that we would not otherwise dream of. These are almost open miracles. Or help comes to us by regular means.
Just as the mistress of the house is under the authority of her husband yet she has control over her maidservants who look up to her and hope to receive favors and special considerate treatment from here so do we hope that God will help us through the regular channels despite that fact that the regular channels themselves receive whatever they can help us with from other sources that ultimately all lead back to the Almighty.
[Psalms 123:3] HAVE MERCY UPON US, O LORD, HAVE MERCY UPON US: FOR WE ARE EXCEEDINGLY FILLED WITH CONTEMPT.
Because we lack certain things that we need we are not respected by others.
[Psalms 123:4] OUR SOUL IS EXCEEDINGLY FILLED WITH THE SCORNING OF THOSE THAT ARE AT EASE, AND WITH THE CONTEMPT OF THE PROUD.
Those that have what we lack look on us with contempt.
THE PROUD. Hebrew "Gay-yonim". This is an unusual word in Hebrew. It is built on the root "Gai" meaning "pride". This may be where the English word "gay" comes from.
The correct translation of "Gay-yonim" is disputed. We understand it to mean the most contemptible amongst the proud. Even those who are most despicable amongst our enemies and have not got much to be proud of themselves hold us in contempt.
The overall message is that if we lack something and need it we should do something about it. We should ask God to help us while doing what we can to obtain using both supernatural and natural avenues are open to us.
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